Brush.



No. 705,534; Patented July 22, |902.

. c. KLAUBERG. 1

' BRUSH.

(Application led Aug. 21, 1901.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES KLAUBERG, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO MEINECKE 95COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEV JERSEY.

BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION' forming part of Letters Patent No. 705,534, datedApplication filed August 21,1901. Serial No. 72,753 (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES KLAUBEEG, a citizen of the UnitedStates,.residing in Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State ofConnecticut, have invented'certain new and useful ImprovementsinBrushes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to brushes, and has for its object to provide abrush of strong construction and wherein there are bvut few parts.

A further object of the invention is to provide a brush havingthebristles secured in a more or' less iieXible backing, said backingbeing reinforced and held by a peculiar eX- tension of the handleportion of the brush.

A further object of theinvention is to secure the bristle-holdingportion so that end tufts may be provided at one or both ends of thebrush.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device having a pairot' brushes adapted to lie closely together foi-.insertion within someobject which it is desired to clean and' capable of being separatedafter such insertion and to so organize the parts that the brushes willlie vclosely together, forming practically a single brush.

In carrying out my invention a brush may be employed made by bristlesheld in two wires twisted together and the brush proper secured to awire handle by inserting the ends of the twisted wires into bightsformed by the handle portion. If it is desiredy -to have tufts at thefarthest end of the brush, I

so pass the wires into the bight orbights at that end that the bristleswhich are carried by such portion of the wires will extend therefrom,forming a tuft at the end of the brush for engagement with the bottom ofthe article on which it is to be used, and if it is desired to providetufts at the upper end or the end toward the handle that may also beaccomplishedin the same manner.

In Figure l'of the drawings my invention is shown as applied to a formof brush, which may be the preferred form, if desired, parts being shownas broken away and a portion in diagram. Fig. 2 is a View at rightangles to Fig. l, showing one of the securing-bights. Fig. 3 shows amodification, the View being similar to Fig. 1. Fig. 4. is a perspectiveof July 22, 1902.

' the securing-bight shown in Fig. 8. Fig. 5 .is a side View; Fig. 6, anend view of a pair of `wires With bristles in position preparatory tothe twisting of the wires.v Fig. 7 is a perspective of a portion of thesame'after the wires have been twisted, and Fig. Sis a View of oneof theend bights as viewed from the top offFig. 1.

Similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts in thevarious figures.

To"a suitable handle (designated in a general way by A) is applied abrush (designated in a general way by B.) In the present instance,referring to Figs. 1 and 2, thehandle S is shown as comprising a Wirebent upon itself at 9 and forming a spring Aand also bent upon itself at10 11 and 12 13-to form bights for the insertion of the twisted `Wires14, carrying suitable bristles 15. If it is desired to have tufts or endbrushes at the farthest end of the brush, the wires 14 where so passedinto the blghts 12 13 will carry the secured ends of the bristlesthrough such bights, but the free ends of the bristles will remain uponthe outside, thus causing su cli bristles to form stiff and compacttufts, which will when the brushes are pressed together by thetensiou ofthe spring make such end of the brush practically an entirety as tobristles, and when the brushes are expanded, as in a tumbler or bottle,the end tufts will be effective to enter into the corners and crevicesand cleanse the same. Ifit is desired'to have end tufts at the upper orhandle end of the brushes, they may be provided in a similar manner, thebights 10 l11 serving to .hold such tufts, which would Yhave Va somewhatupward projection and would be effective to enter the upper corners ofthe object being cleansed.

The portions 16 16 of the handle between the bights areshown as somewhatcurved and the ends of the portions forming'the bights 12 13 asoverlapping, portions of both lying side by side, and the portionsforming the bights 10 11 as respectively restingagainst the portions 1717 ofthe handle portion. By the last-mentioned portions resting on thehandle portions as they do' a very strong or active spring maybeemployed to compress the brushes together. By this construction thepressure or force will be taken up at the IOO back ends of the brush,thus makinga strong connection between them, which, coperatin g with theoverlapping of the end portions of the brushmembers, produces a verycompact and strong brush when the two brush members are in a closedposition.

In Figs. 3 and 4 a slight modification has been shown wherein but asingle brush member is employed, the handle portion 8' being bent uponitselfat 9 and one member thereof embracing the other and the end of thetwisted wires 14: by a bight lO'. The handle portion has an extension16', which may be curved, as shown, if desired, the end of which mayterminate in a bight 12', traversed by the wires in the oppositedirection from that shown in Fig. l, the same producing end tufts. Ifdesired, tufts may be provided at the other or handle end by having thebight IO embrace the wire back of where the bristles end, so as tofirmly embrace the bristles, as shown in Fig. 4, producing the sameresult as that produced in the other brush.

The invention is designed for use in cleaning the interior of variousobjects-such as lamp-chimneys, bottles, drinking-glasses,and the likeandin the form shown in Fig. l the brushes are capable of being spread toengage diametrically opposite sides of the object being cleansed. Theforrn shown in Fig. 3, wherein there is but a single brush, is efiicientfor use in many applications, whether for the inside or outside ofobjects.

Although I have shown the bristles as being held in twistedm'ires, yetany other suitable or convenient means may be employed.

Having described my invention, I claim- I. In a brush, the combinationof a wire bristle-.retaining member; and a wire handle bent upon itselfand extending along said member to reinforce the same.

2. In a brush, the combination of a bristleretaining member; bristlesretained thereby; and a handle having a part extending along said memberto reinforce the same and having a bight for the securement of bristlesretained by the bristle-retaining member.

3. A brush comprising a bristle-retaining member constructed of wirestwisted together, and a spring-handle formed with bight-s a suitabledistance apart, said handle having a portion extending alongside saidmember to reinforce the same, and said member being secured in place byhaving the ends thereof bent or turned into the bights.

4. A brush comprising a pair of twisted wires; bristles heldtherebetween; a Wire handle having extensions; and two bights; saidextension serving to shape and reinforce said twisted wires, and saidbights to retain same.

5. A brush comprising a pair of twisted wires; bristles heldtherebetween; a wire handle reinforcing said Wires; and bights in theend of said handle securing said wires and effective to embrace some ofthe bristles and form an end tuft.

6. In a brush, the combination of a wire bent to form a handle, andhaving rigid exf tensions, said extensions being constructed with bightsa suitable distance apart, bristlecarrying members alongside theextensions having their ends bent or passed into said bights, bristlessecured to said members throughout their length, and also to the bentportions thereof passing into the bights, said bights thereby embracingthe end bristles and maintaining them in tufts.

7. In a brush, the combination of a Wire handle having a spring at oneend, and oppositely-disposed brushes on the other end; and reinforcingextensions on said handle effective to maintain and reinforce said brushportions, said extensions commencing in bights, each of which iseffective to contact with the opposite side of the handle.

8. In a brush, the combination of a wire handle having a spring at oneend, and oppositely-disposed brushes secured to the other end;reinforcing extensions on said handle effective to maintain andreinforce said brush portions, said extensions commencing in bights,each of which is effective to contact with the opposite side of thehandle; and bights at the free ends eifective to overlap.

9. In a brush, the combination of`a wire handle having a spring at oneend, and brushes secured to the other end; and reinforcing extensions onsaid handle eective to maintain and reinforce said brush portions, saidextensions having bights at the free ends thereof elfective to overlapunder the influence of the spring.

CHARLES KLAUBERG.

Witnesses:

FRED. J. DOLE, JOHN O. SEIFERT.

